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The Horticultural Trades Association has announced the appointment of Alan Down as vice-president. Alan, who is hugely experienced in commercial horticulture, has worked in the industry for over 50 years and will support the current HTA president Boyd Douglas-Davies.

Jubilee garden decoration plans gave a boost to garden product sales last week. Fountasias Medium Union Jack Windmill came straight into the GTN Bestellers Garden Products chart at No 1...

Veg plant sales dipped off last week but were still higher than last year and on a par with the same week in 2019...

It is 20 years since the first Sundaville, by the introducer and breeder MNP/Suntory appeared on the market, and the milestone will be celebrated with the entire chain during the year through some events and activities planned by the Dutch company...

A 4% drop in Growing Media Top 50 sales week on week could be seen as disappointing, but sales are still way ahead of last year and 2019...

The better weather last week didn’t have a positive effect on Wild Bird Care sales as volumes of the GTN Top 50 lines dropped by 2% week on week to be 11% down on last year and 30% down on the same week in 2019...

If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...

Blue Diamond Garden Centres have released their Report and Accounts for 2021.  The financial headlines are that profit before tax was up 68% to £39.5m on sales up 27% to £255m.

Total volume sales slowed slightly last week in garden centres providing Epos data for GTN Bestsellers, down 1.3% week on week to be 7% down on last year but 14% up on 2019.

Savills, on behalf of a private client, has launched the sale of The Plant Plot Garden Centre in Lichfield, Staffordshire, for an undisclosed amount...

Frosts are currently in discussions with Notcutts about the potential sale of their garden centre in Brampton. The two parties have entered into an exclusive dialogue about Notcutts becoming future prospective owners of the centre...

Having been awarded the prestigious title of “GCA Supplier of the Year” back in November 2021 we caught up with the Meadow View team to find out what the winning formula was that led customers to vote for them...

Dobbies has been granted planning permission to build a new 60,000 sq ft store in Reading. The retailer currently has a store at Hyde End Road, Shinfield, and the new store will be built on the land behind the existing store...

Following the success of their award-winning ClipGlove brand, Treadstone Products have experienced a fantastic response to the ClipGlove Accessories range...

The whole horticultural industry owes gratitude to Peter Seabrook MBE, for the influence he had on our industry in over 70 years of his dedicated input. That industry which Peter supported with his whole heart is coming together at Gardeners World Live 2022 this June. The horticultural industry’s ‘thank you’ to Peter will be one of the main attractions in the Floral Marquee at the show at the NEC between the 16th and 19th June.

To help gardeners understand the simple steps they can take when watering, Hozelock is launching its Watering Wisdom campaign. The campaign, which is in its second year, will be supported with digital and traditional PR activity, providing gardeners with various touch points to find the information...